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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2016-5399 EUVD-2016-6344GHSA-3wxp-gf5c-jh8g

The bzread function in ext/bz2/bz2.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a den…

Published Apr 21, 2017 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Package: php5 Package: php7.0 Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

The bzread function in ext/bz2/bz2.c in PHP before 5.5.38, 5.6.x before 5.6.24, and 7.x before 7.0.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted bz2 archive.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 8 php5 5.6.24+dfsg-0+deb8u1 DSA-3631-1
Debian 7 php5 5.4.45-0+deb7u5 DLA-628-1

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS php7.0 7.0.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 USN-3045-1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS php5 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.19 USN-3045-1

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 7 php +24 5.4.16-42.el7 RHSA-2016:2598
RHEL 2 rh-php56 +2 2.3-1.el6 RHSA-2016:2750
RHEL 2 rh-php56-php +27 5.6.25-1.el6 RHSA-2016:2750
RHEL 2 rh-php56-php-pear 1:1.9.5-4.el6 RHSA-2016:2750

SUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP1 php5 5.5.14-73.1 SUSE-SU-2016:2408-1
SLES 12 SP1 php7 7.0.7-15.1 SUSE-SU-2016:2460-1
SLES 12 php5 5.5.14-73.1 SUSE-SU-2016:2408-1
SLES 12 php7 7.0.7-15.1 SUSE-SU-2016:2460-2, SUSE-SU-2016:2460-1
SLES 11 SP4 php53 5.3.17-79.2 SUSE-SU-2016:2210-1
SLES 11 SP2 php5 5.2.14-0.7.30.89.1 SUSE-SU-2016:2080-1
SLES 11 SP2 php53 5.3.17-55.1 SUSE-SU-2016:2328-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 11 SP4 php53 5.3.17-79.2 SUSE-SU-2016:2210-1

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 7 php +24 5.4.16-42.el7 ELSA-2016-2598

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 12

References